This week on the show we chatted with Ethan Chavarin (he/him), an undergraduate researcher in the Stieber lab at Cal Poly Pomona. We discussed surviving the pandemic as an undergrad, finding support for undergrad research, & more! To connect with Ethan you can follow him on Twitter @ethan_chavarin and us @MFQCPod. We'll see y'all next time and remember that Black Lives Matter today and everyday. --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/mfqc/support ..read more

This week on the show we chatted with the Matthew Welmers (he/they), a research scientist at INX Int. Co. and VP of Projects & Programs at oSTEM. We discuss Matthew's journey to oSTEM, all that they've accomplished since taking up leadership roles at oSTEM (including running many national oSTEM conferences!), how he juggles all his responsibilities, and more! To connect with Matthew you can follow them on Twitter @williamthebard and us @MFQCPod. We'll see y'all next time, happy holidays, and remember that Black Lives Matter today and everyday. --- Support this podcast: https://podcast ..read more

This week on the show we chatted with the Dr. Eden Tanner (she/her), an Assistant Professor at the University of Mississippi (Ole Miss). We discuss Eden's journey to Ole Miss, which spans living in three different countries, her time in LGBTQ+ Choruses as a postdoc, and what led her to choosing Ole Miss to start her academic career. She tells us about what starting a lab during a global pandemic has taught her and what her goals for her new lab are. To connect with Eden you can follow her on Twitter @EdenTanner and us @MFQCPod. We'll see y'all next time, happy holidays, and remember that ..read more

This week on the show we chatted with the Dr. Austin Graham (he/him), a postdoctoral fellow in the Gartner lab at UCSF and Chan Zuckerberg Biohub. We discuss Austin's time leading the ROLE Model Program as a graduate student at UT-Austin, the challenges of graduate student-led initiatives, the importance for undergraduate research, the UC Academic Workers strike, & much more! To connect with Austin can follow him on Twitter @austinjgraham and us @MFQCPod. We'll see y'all next time  and remember that Black Lives Matter today and everyday. --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.sp ..read more

After a brief hiatus, we're back baby! This week on the show Bec and Geraldo welcome back friend of the pod, Sarah Champagne (they/them), a graduate student in the Narayan lab at the University of Michigan. We reflect on our 3rd year of graduate school, all that we've accomplished so far, the transition into being a 4th year grad student, and more! We chat about the ups and downs and EVERYTHING in between. Follow us on Twitter @MFQCPod. And remember that Black Lives Matter today and everyday. Warning: this episode does contain some explicit language and is also a bit more chaotic than our othe ..read more

Welcome to the last week of our Pride Summer Special!! This week on the show, we welcomed MFQC newcomer Kareesa Kron (they/them) as our guest host! Kareesa chatted with Nancy Williams (she/her), a Chemistry Professor at the Keck Science Department at Claremont McKenna, Scripps, and Pitzer Colleges. They discussed Nancy’s path through academia and her process of coming out as a trans woman after becoming a tenured faculty member at the Claremont Colleges. She explores her increasing involvement in DEI committees as the Claremont Colleges evolve to be more diverse and accepting to queer students ..read more

Pride Month may be over but MFQC Pride Summer is still underway! Welcome back for Week 4, y'all! This week on the show we welcomed back Filipe Cerqueira (he/him) to the MFQC studio as our guest host! Filipe chatted with Dr. Brennan Kessenich (they/them), a chemist who now works for the National Park Service. IBrennan and Filipe discussed navigating the chemistry field as a queer person, how disabilities play at that intersection, scotch tape, and cat whiskers! This episode is benefitting the Marsha P. Johnson Institute (chosen by our guest host, Filipe) and the GoFundMe fundraiser is LIVE (htt ..read more

Pride Month may be over but MFQC Pride Summer is still underway! Welcome back for Week 2, y'all! This week on the show we welcomed MFQC newcomer Cassie Chartier (she/they) as our guest host! Cassie chatted with Viktor Belay (he/him), a PhD student at Weill Cornell Medicine and Sloan Kettering Cancer Center. They discussed science communication in the time of COVID, Viktor's journey to Tiktok, how scicomm and scipol intertwine, and much more! This episode is benefitting the Ali Forney Center (chosen by our guest host, Cassie) and the GoFundMe fundraiser is LIVE (https://gofund.me/fa594ef4) and ..read more

Happy Pride Month, y'all and welcome to Week 1 of our MFQC Pride Summer Special! This week on the show we welcomed back Sky Cochrane (first on the show in S1:EP10) as a guest host! Sky chatted with Avery Tytla (she/her), a PhD candidate in the Francis lab at the University of California, Berkeley. They discussed Avery's journey coming out, breaking down the barriers of access to academia, Avery's career trajectory, and much more! This episode is benefitting the LGBT Center of Raleigh (chosen by our guest host, Sky) and the GoFundMe fundraiser is LIVE and will close 6/30. To connect with Sky an ..read more

This week on the show we chatted with the Dr. Nate Cardin (he/him), a high school chemistry professor at Harvard Westlake School in Los Angeles. We discuss Nate's journey to becoming a high school teacher, stigma around non-traditional careers in the chemistry field, how he's learned to be an ally through teaching, queer crossword puzzles, and so much more! To connect with Nate can follow him on Twitter @naytnaytnayt and us @MFQCPod. We'll see y'all next time for the start of our Pride Summer Series and remember that Black Lives Matter today and everyday. --- Support this podcast: https://podc ..read more